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Why isn’t the $25 million Congress appropriated to gun violence research in 2019 enough?
6.28.2020
The $25 million Congress appropriated for gun violence research in 2019 was the first funding for gun violence research in decades. It has taken significant and sustained federal investment to reduce the fatality of motor vehicle accidents by 78% from 1968 to 2018.1Everytown Research analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. Percent change: 1968 vs. 2018. The same level of investment is required to investigate the causes and develop solutions to gun violence in this country.
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